Scot Takes First Prize in Modern Poetry Contest; (Pounds) 10,000 Cheque 'Will Go Towards Living'
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A SCOT has became only the third woman to win Britain's most prestigious prize for contemporary poetry in its 13-year history.
Kathleen Jamie, 42, won the Forward Prize for Poetry for her collection entitled The Tree House, in which she argues for an engagement of the whole being through a kind of practical earthly spirituality.See the full content of this document
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Scot Takes First Prize in Modern Poetry Contest; (Pounds) 10,000 Cheque 'Will Go Towards Living'
She received a cheque for (pounds) 10,000 and joins Britain's most celebrated poets, including Ted Hughes, Carol Ann Duff and Jo Shapcott, who have also won the award.
Jamie, f...See the full content of this document
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